• The Canadian Press

    Boeser, Lindholm score twice, Canucks hold off Oilers for 4-3 win in Game 3

    EDMONTON — He's played just six NHL playoff games, but Arturs Silovs is already earning a reputation for stepping up in big moments. The Vancouver Canucks' rookie goalie put in another impressive performance on Sunday, making 42 saves and backstopping his team to a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers in second-round playoff action. The victory gave Vancouver a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven matchup. "The kid has given us game," Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet said of the netminder. "It’s a big stage

  • Yahoo Sports

    Anthony Edwards is meeting the moment — it just might not be enough against the champs

    The NBA’s newest darling was a one-man tour de force in Game 4, but was met on the other side by a proud champion that seems to have found its mojo.

  • The Canadian Press

    NHL roundup: Panthers grab 3-1 lead in East series with 3-2 win over Bruins

    BOSTON (AP) — Aleksander Barkov slipped through three Bruins defenders to score the go-ahead goal on Sunday night, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over Boston and a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. One year after Florida knocked out the record-setting Bruins in the first round on its way to the Stanley Cup final, the Panthers won their third straight to send Boston to the brink of elimination. Sam Bennett and Anton Lundell al

  • The Canadian Press

    Nimmo rescues Mets off the bench on Mother's Day. Senga's rehab progressing slowly

    NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo played only 2 1/2 innings off the bench and still made all the difference. Held out of the starting lineup Sunday night because of soreness on his right side, Nimmo entered as a pinch runner in the seventh and hit a two-run homer in the ninth that gave the New York Mets a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Swinging a pink bat and wearing pink socks on Mother’s Day, a smiling Nimmo pumped his fist as he circled the bases. He was swarmed by excited teammates at home